Caught this guy taking a break yesterday . He is sitting on some High voltage wires, 200,000 volts to be exact. He is about 200 feet up and i took this from a over pass with a 70-300mm and a 1.4x and still i had to heavely crop this one .
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Three different sizes/species of shorebirds all feeding quietly side-by-side (shown here smallest to largest).
The largest one is a Greater Yellowleg? I was told that one of the other two is a great migrator and is currently here for a short time while flying between the Arctic and South America?
The second and third are yellowlegs and to be honest, I cant tell the difference between lesser anf greater ;) I would say by size leeser 2nd and greater third.
The first is tough because shorebirds are my weakness, but.....I am going with semipalmated .and that's my final answer
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Sure is an ovenbird. They (neotropical warblers) are migrating right now. I found a ovenbird that hit a building a few days ago. They are nocturnal migraints and tend to hit buildings with no lighting.
Very nice images and damb you got close
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multiple species, here, in triple digit numbers, (number estimate based on amount of nectar/sugar water consumed daily, considering the average volume of fluid consumed by a single hummingbird). We were sitting watching them when my s.o. MaryEllen remarked, accurately, "there are so many it looks like a swarm of big bees".
I'll try to get some others posted (of the different species)
Hummingbirds are a bit more cryptic (for some species) in their respective markings, as well as hybridizing amongst different species.
Numbers checked and verified by Dr Allan Zimmerman
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"I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters' paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view."
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